Francis Removes Tyrannical Bishop

In a surprise move on 14 March, Francis accepted the resignation of Monsignor Declan Lang, 73, who was Bishop of Clifton, England, for the past 23 years.

His successor is the Dean of Clifton Cathedral, Reverend Bosco MacDonald.

Monsignor Lang became infamous after Traditionis Custodes for being the only diocese in the country where Holy Mass was completely banned, including at the Glastonbury Benedictine monastery. Lang is regarded as anti-Catholic and tyrannical.

It's unclear what prompted his resignation.

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English Catholic
@lancs1 @Aaron Aukema @sarto2010 @en.news Bishop Declan Lang has Parkinson's Disease, now a publicly acknowledged fact. Pray for him.
sarto2010
No.
English Catholic
@lancs1 Yes, I went there once. It's like an underground car park and if my memory serves me right, the tabernacle resembled a dalek.
lancs1
Good riddance. One of the worst of the English bishops (and most of them are pretty terrible) serving in the ugliest cathedral in the land.
Aaron Aukema
I highly doubt the reason will ever be known. If there is something sketchy, then a quick resignation and acceptance keeps it under wraps.
English Catholic
Even after being one year in office, Lang allowed Clifton Cathedral to be used for a blasphemous ecumenical/feminist event. Christian Order magazine reported on it: christianorder.com/features/feature_2002-12.html
sarto2010
Right up Francis’s (back) alley. I smell a rat. More to cum come. 🤨